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February 20, 2018
By Joel Miller

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MC137: 3 Ways to Improve Your CAM Skills

Hello Metalworking Nation! We are thrilled at what’s to come in the near future for the MakingChips Podcast. While Jim and Jason are busy implementing the final changes to the new MakingChips, we wanted to share with you one of our favorite episodes from the MakingChips Vault.

On this episode we interview Matt Sump, Account Executive at ShopWare Inc, to discuss CAM Software and Dynamic Machining. ShopWare is a value added reseller of Mastercam Cad/Cam Software & ProShop ERP.

Matt shares his 3 most important actions that manufacturers can take now to improve their utilization of Computer-Aided Manufacturing.

Episode Outline: [00:01] – IMTS 2018 [03:15] – What Shopware Does [07:24] – Integrating Cutting Tool Data [10:28] – 90% Utilization [14:55] – High Speed Machining [19:07] – The MFG Meeting 2018 [20:12] – 3 Ways to Improve Your CAM Skills

Links Mentioned in this Episode: IMTS 2018 – Register Today! The MFG Meeting 2018 Matt Sump| LinkedIn ShopWare Inc.

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